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Head of Sales Japan & Regional Marketing APAC, Aftermarket

MAHLE mahle.com Open · verified Sep 21, 2026
Tokyo Director General Marketing

At a glance

Leadership General Marketing role at MAHLE. Tokyo.

Pay not stated General Marketing salary

RoleGeneral Marketing
SeniorityDirector
LocationTokyo
Role brief

Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

  • You'll set and carry out sales and marketing plans for growth across Japan and APAC
  • You'll steer sales results, pricing, commercial rules, and product profitability
  • You'll shape product portfolios and channel plans around regional market needs
  • You'll grow accounts, win new business, and handle major customer talks and issue resolution
  • You'll manage budgets, forecasts, investments, costs, and team development

What you bring

  • You have a university bachelor's degree or higher
  • You bring business-level Japanese and English skills
  • You have at least ten years of automotive aftermarket sales or marketing experience
  • You have delivered business development and key account management results
  • You have led teams and bring strong commercial, negotiation, communication, strategic, and analytical skills

Who this fits

This Tokyo-based role suits a senior leader who can guide sales and marketing teams across Japan and APAC. You'll need business-level Japanese and English, automotive aftermarket experience, and the ability to lead growth, commercial decisions, and customer relationships.

From the employer

Your Contribution

  • Define and execute sales and marketing strategies to drive profitable growth across Japan and APAC
  • Lead sales performance, pricing strategy, commercial policies and product profitability
  • Manage product portfolio and channel strategies to meet regional market needs
  • Drive customer marketing, communication and product promotion activities
  • Achieve sales targets through effective channel management and new product launches
  • Expand customer relationships and develop new business opportunities across markets
  • Lead key customer engagements, negotiations and issue resolution
  • Manage budgets, forecasts, marketing investments and cost performance
  • Monitor sales performance, market trends, customer needs and competitor activities
  • Collaborate with Product Management, Sales and other functions to align business objectives
  • Drive continuous improvement, operational excellence and compliance with company policies
  • Lead, develop and motivate sales and marketing team

Your Experience & Qulifications

  • University bachelor’s degree or above
  • Business level in both Japanese and English language skills
  • 10+ years of sales / marketing experience in automotive aftermarket industry
  • Proven track record in business development and key account management
  • Experience leading teams and driving business growth
  • Strong commercial, negotiation and communication skills
  • Strategic mindset with strong analytical skills

Our offering;

We will provide a collaborative environment working on exciting assignments, along with personal & career development opportunities.We encourage you to apply if it feels like a good fit for you or to review our other openings. You may just be the right candidate for this or other role.After inviting you to the recruitment process, the next step will typically be a screening call followed by video or personal interview(s).For more information about MAHLE and what a career with us looks like for you,click hereand to learn more about our foundation owned technology groupclick here.#TeamMAHLE is diverse–and we see that as a great advantage! We welcome applications with diverse experiences, backgrounds, and identities.


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